Culford school chose Adepteq to assist them with the transition of the school's email system from Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Education, with experience in the Independent Schools Sector, Adepteq met the criteria outlined by the school for it's partners.
Culford were running Exchange 2003 on a RM Managed Server in a RM Connect Network and wanted to move to Exchange 2007 on a Server they are managing themselves so they can have more control over the solution and be ready for Office Communication Server.
A Dell PowerEdge 710 Server with 64bit architecture and industry leading performance was purchased from and delivered to Adepteq, where it was pre-installed with Windows Server 2008, RAID's configured and fully tested prior to delivery to Culford.
Adepteq installed the Server into Culford's existing cabinet, joined to the Culford Domain, installed Exchange 2007 into the existing organisation, moved mailboxes, transferred roles and configured as the new email Server.
Adepteq worked with the IT Team at Culford to test the new Server and ensure there was knowledge transfer to enable ongoing daily administration. Once initial testing was completed the original Server was de-commissioned and will be reused by the school.
Adrian Edgar, Director of ICT commented "I'm really pleased with how well the installation has gone, so thank you".
Culford then had 30 days support and guidance from Adepteq for Exchange 2007 and how it integrates with other applications to ensure user acceptance testing was successfully completed.
The school were very pleased with the support that Adepteq provided and a formal agreement is in place for Adepteq to provide ongoing phone and remote support for the Exchange installation.
About Culford School:
When the East Anglian School for Boys was founded in Bury St Edmunds in 1881 it aimed to provide a Christian education for secondary school pupils. By 1935 it had outgrown its original town site and moved to the rural setting of Culford Park that had been vacated by the Cadogan family. The name of Culford School became established.
The 480-acre estate, enhanced in the 18th Century by the landscaping of Humphry Repton, provided a remarkable location for the educational changes of the next 65 years.
In 1972 Culford amalgamated with its sister school, the East Anglian School for Girls, and became one of the pioneering co-educational boarding and day schools in the country.
The Culford Foundation, set up in 2000, assists the development of academic, cultural and sporting facilities at the School, all of which help to maintain Culford's position as the region's leading independent boarding school.
The Methodist Church supports the School as part of its Christian mission. It seeks to extend the School's ethos and character as well as to contribute to the diversity of education here.